The following is a letter from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh to Mark Katches and Robert Salladay, the editorial director and managing editor, respectively, of the Center for Investigative Reporting, about an article produced by that organization and published in the Daily Bruin on April 11. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 14, 12:10 am
Submission: CIR article misrepresents UCLA funding realities
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 14, 12:00 am
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC members must commit to collaboration
The harmful rhetoric and procedural missteps at the undergraduate student government’s discussion of a divestment resolution last quarter illustrated a deep division among communities on campus. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting on divestment in February featured more than nine hours of public comment before the resolution was voted down. Problems with council procedures during the meeting led to the creation of a task force meant to address procedural issues. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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April 11, 12:57 am
Editorial Cartoon: The hypocrisy of elected office
Community, Opinion
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April 11, 12:00 am
Submission: USAC needs parliamentarian position to hold council accountable
February’s student government meeting on divestment was an undeniably tense moment for everyone involved. On top of the already bitter atmosphere, straw votes, secret ballots and nine hours of public comment added to the tension, eroding the student body’s trust and respect for the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 3:44 pm
Alexandra Tashman: Insensitive rhetoric invalidates struggles of sexual assault survivors
That narrative is not only wrong, it’s harmful. In fact, it’s flat-out dangerous. Sexual assault happens all the time, in places that are supposed to be safe, and to people you know and love. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 10, 12:06 am
Editorial: Appointment of USAC officer’s replacement lacked transparency
Barely a week has passed since Omar Arce, the then-Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner, was arrested in connection with a series of alleged sexual batteries against another student. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Settings like Deltopia need community, police cooperation
I walked into a bedroom trying to find a friend and instead only found the taste of tear gas. Five minutes earlier, a police officer had shot a can of tear gas into the bedroom where I was staying. Read more...
Photo: Participants of the annual Deltopia block party at UC Santa Barbara run from the police, who used riot tactics, including tear gas and rubber bullets, to disperse the crowd gathered on Del Playa Drive. (Courtesy of Benjamin Pu/Daily Nexus)